Kristen Parker, a surgical tech accused of infecting dozens of patients by replacing clean syringes with used ones, was sentenced to 30 years in prison this afternoon in federal court.

U.S. District Judge Robert Blackburn, who had previously rejected an agreement between Parker and prosecutors that called for her to serve 20 years, slightly exceeded federal guidelines in order to take the 35 victims into account.

Parker, 27, who had contracted hepatitis C from heroin use, has admitted exchanging used syringes filled with saline for clean syringes filled with the pain-killer fentanyl at Rose Medical Center in Denver and Audubon Ambulatory Surgical Center in Colorado Springs.

Jennifer Brown is an investigative reporter for The Denver Post, where she has worked since 2005. She has written about the child welfare system, mental health, education and politics. She previously worked for The Associated Press, The Tyler Morning Telegraph in Texas, and the Hungry Horse News in Montana.

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